Read lines 15-17 from the poem, "Storm Warnings."
Between foreseeing and averting change
Lies...
English, 13.05.2021 01:00, gabbys2002
Read lines 15-17 from the poem, "Storm Warnings."
Between foreseeing and averting change
Lies all the mastery of elements
Which clocks and weather-glasses cannot alter.
Based on the lines, what are two interacting central ideas of the poem?
A
Events happen in life based on our previous choices and decisions, and we are able to predict what comes next, just as we can predict the weather.
B
Events happen in life regardless and often contrary to one’s attempts at prediction, and we cannot stop troubles but instead just protect ourselves.
C
Humans have mastered a number of tools for prediction of weather, and therefore we can protect ourselves from catastrophic events.
D
Humans can predict acts of nature because of technology, and yet humans cannot predict what events in life may occur as time passes.
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